Snap at your peril!!

[roughcaster]

As from yesterday guys, in this wonderful free country of ours, you can be arrested if you take a photograph of a policeman, a member of the armed forces, changing of the guard etc. It can carry a prison sentence of up to 10 years. It all comes under the terrorism act. Anything for this Labour dictatorshi t to advance towards a police state.

Roughcaster.

 

[swidders]

So, this means we cannot use photographic evidence of them breaking the law? Nice!

 

[WDIK]

not entirely true, R4 on wednesday covered this.

 

[^woody^]

Hmmmm ... what happens if a [forward facing] speed camera takes a photo of the driver of a passing Police car.

 

[roughcaster]

Up to 10 years in prison for photographing a policeman,,, 3 years or less for a lorry driver, for killing a family of six!!!

Roughcaster.

 

[tim west]

'Old it, flash, bang, wallop, what a picture
What a picture, what a photograph
Poor old soul, blimey, what a joke
Hat blown off in a cloud of smoke
Clap 'ands, stamp yer feet
Bangin' on the big bass drum
What a picture, what a picture
Um-tiddly-um-pum-um-pum-pum
Stick it in your fam'ly album

 

[conny]

Up to 10 years in prison for photographing a policeman,,, 3 years or less for a lorry driver, for killing a family of six!!!

Roughcaster.

What a wonderful democratic country we live in. He'll be out in 12 months and 27 days! No wonder so many want to come here!

Tim, you're showing your age mate! (who sang it though?)

 

[Shytalkz]

Tommy Steele. And I can't believe I knew that....

 

[^woody^]

Tommy Steele. And I can't believe I knew that....

You probably did the calcs. lol

 

[Shytalkz]

Hehe.

 

[WDIK]

'Reasonable suspicion'

In a statement, the Home Office said taking pictures of police officers would only be deemed an offence in "very exceptional circumstances".

"The new offence is intended to help protect those in the front line of our counter terrorism operations from terrorist attack," it said.

"For the offence to be committed, the information would have to raise a reasonable suspicion that it was intended to be used to provide practical assistance to terrorists."

The Home Office added that anyone accused under the act could defend themselves by proving they had "a reasonable excuse" for taking the picture.

Anyone convicted under Section 76 could face a fine or a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892273.stm

 

[confidentincompetent]

Wonder if that will be intrepreted the same as local councils snoop on hard working parents i.e. council official spies , kept watch on movements of a family to determine wheter they were breaking school enrolment rules. It was quoted they(council) were using new anti terrrorisrt laws.

Now if these brave officials were to spiy on the latest gypsy encampment and follow these families to where they live in there proper homes .. I might be swayed...

 

[^woody^]

Yeah right.

Just like the terrorism legislation used to throw hecklers out of Labour conferences or for snooping on parents sending their kids to schools not in their area.

"Reasonable excuse" will soon be defined by some dim judges and sharp lawyers to mean "no excuse"